Julian Fellowes' Period Drama 'The Gilded Age' Officially Headed to NBC in 2019
After years of development, the American heir to Downton Abbey is finally coming to the small screen. The series, called The Gilded Age, which was first put into pre-production six years ago in 2012, was finally ordered to series for the 2018-2019 season by NBC last week.
It's been a long road from initial development to episode order for The Gilded Age. Since that time, Downton became a global smash, and star Dan Stevens quit the show, eventually going on to become a Disney prince in Beauty and the Beast and an X-Man in Legion. Downton Abbey wrapped up after six seasons and aired their last episode stateside in early 2016. But, finally, it looks like NBC has a product they are happy with. The show's order will be for 10 one-hour episodes to debut in 2019.
According to Variety, the synopsis for the series reads:
